Monthly Archives: August 2018

Gabriel goes to work with Daddy

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Gabriel and the other kids at “Take Your Child to Work Day” sit around the fancy boardroom table, each pretending to be president.

Gabriel goes to work with Daddy
By Gabriel

I am going to tell you about when I went to my dad’s work at a company that does computer stuff. When my brother went with him last summer, it was just him and my dad. But when I went, there were other kids with their parents, too.

When I first arrived, I sat in a meeting with my dad and then I watched some kids play Settlers of Catan. After that, I played Battleship with another boy.

When my dad was on a break, we went to the park and toured an old building, where the elevators were from 1923. There was also a secret elevator a manager let us go on. I think it was an emergency elevator. It was super-cool!

After the tour, we got ice cream and then my dad had to work the rest of the day. While he was in meetings and typing and programming at his desk, somebody had brought an Xbox One and we played Fortnite and board games until we left.

I think his job is really interesting and his co-workers are nice. I’m happy my dad took me and I had a lot of fun.

Planes and Prosperity

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Planes and Prosperity
By Houston
17 July 2018

The perseverance of the Wright brothers forever altered the landscape of our country’s prosperity and communications. Orville and Wilbur Wright were famous for building and flying the first airplane.

Still in their 20s, they began to rent and sell bikes. Soon, they even manufactured them. In 1900 and 1901, these inventors experimented with gliders, but their prototypes failed.

Having found the perfect wing shape for the glider, they took it to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, to test it. The dunes surrounded the enormous field of sand. Salt lingered in the air as did excitement.

Amazingly, the wind swept in from the nearby ocean, carrying the craft through the blue sky. Orville went 120 feet on the first flight, and Wilbur made the longest flight, going 852 feet. In 1903, the brave brothers audaciously added a motor to the craft, which they named “The Wright Flyer I.”

The diligently determined duo continued to improve their invention, and by 1915, the plane could fly 24 miles. Although the creative entrepreneurs’ invention unwittingly fostered the development of globalization, airplanes have resulted in positive ways for today’s world, as well.

Summertime at Granny’s

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We didn’t take any pictures in the mountains, but this my Granny and me baking cookies at Christmas.

Summertime at Granny’s
By Zeke

My brothers and I went to my Granny’s mountain house from July 13-15. I had the most fun at an old gem mine. Because my Granny can’t walk too good, we didn’t go into the mine. But we had a really good time and panned for minerals from a barrel of rocks the miners had already gotten from the mountains. We bought a bucket and looked for treasure.

We went to an old church in Crossnore and saw a mural. Surprisingly, we met a friendly lady, who played piano and had professionally recorded some of her own music. She even gave us some of her discs!

Here’s the mural we saw at the Sloop Chapel, and it was painted by Benjamin F. Long, IV.

Since we didn’t get to do fireworks on Independence Day, we did them that night. My Granny let us light the fireworks, but the lighter went out, so we had to use a lit skewer.

On the trip back home, we stopped by the Mast General Store, and we got a bucket full of candy! People were nice there and we hope to go back soon.

My Granny fell and hurt herself, but she’s doing better. We hope she recovers quickly!